Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Museum Exhibitions”

Museums are communication

Mark Walhimer December 9, 2012 Exhibition Design, Museum Planning 2 Comments

Museums are communication, it doesn’t matter the topic, Art, Science or History, the role of the museum is communication and ” museum voice” is paramount.

Science Center Exhibition Design – Part I

Mark Walhimer December 2, 2012 Exhibition Design, Museum Planning, Science Center 4 Comments

I believe, Science Centers are the most progressive “type” of museum and their exhibition design differentiates science centers from other types of museums.

Alcatraz Exhibition

Mark Walhimer November 13, 2012 Alcatraz traveling museum exhibition, Traveling Exhibit Leave a Comment

“Alcatraz: Life on the Rock” a traveling museum exhibition is about the history and mystique of Alcatraz Island, including the Military Era, the Federal Penitentiary, the Native American Occupation and Preserving the Rock.

“Starting a Museum”, the book

Mark Walhimer October 7, 2012 Exhibition Design, Future of Museums, Museum Planning, Starting A Museum 2 Comments

I have started work on a book tentatively called “Starting a Museum”. More than “How to Start a Museum”, the book will explore the question “How could a museum be started?”. I will need lots of help and hope that I can call on the readers of this blog as active participants in the creation of the book. More about the planned book…

The Future of Museum Exhibition Design, Part I

Mark Walhimer September 28, 2012 Exhibition Design, Museum Planning, Working in museums 3 Comments

In the future museum exhibition design projects will be “project based” instead of “studio based”, using a “hive project approach” an approach where people come together for a museum project.

2012 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey

Mark Walhimer September 24, 2012 Exhibition Budgeting, Exhibition Design, Museum Planning 2 Comments

Just posted the 2012 Museum Exhibition Costs Survey. Please help the museum field with providing information of recent exhibition costs for Art Museums, History Museums, Science Centers, Children’s Museums, Natural History Museums. The results will be posted here on Museum Planner.